Oil pipeline near Heglig hit by Sudan jets

An oil pipeline on the South Sudan-Sudan border has come under attack by fighter jets and Antonov aircraft, belonging to the Sudanese government.
Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri witnessed
Wednesday's air raids that took place near the town of Heglig, in a contested oil-rich area that saw heavy fighting during the Sudanese civil war.
"We were interviewing the South Sudanese minister of oil who is here assessing the situation and we actually came under attack by what looked like MiG's [fighters jets] belonging to the Khartoum government and also Antonov planes high above," she said. "We were forced to run into trenches."
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage after the raids, our correspondent said.
"There was anti-aircraft fire in response to the planes attacking the area, and we were told by the South Sudanese - and obviously we couldn’t confirm this - that they actually brought down one of the MiG's with their anti-aircraft fire," said Moshiri.
"They are on their way to see the damage done to the MiG. They believe they brought it down."/aljazeera.com/